LAN to Mesh WAN

Hi, Leo:

You can give every LAN device in the entire AREDN network internet access.
Enable 'Mesh to WAN'.
I do not know how to only give internet access to an individual remote LAN device.
Providing internet access to a remote LAN device using the manufacturer's OS would be simpler.

73, Chuck
 

I have never used LAN to Mesh WAN.  I have on occasion used Mesh to WAN in order to temporarily give WAN access to a remote node so I can do package maintenance, but immediately turned it off when done.  I also read that if you provide Mesh to WAN it is NOT selective.

AREDN is not a method of providing WAN access to remote sites.  Period.  It not only is illegal, but the potential for traffic to bog down the entire Mesh you are on can be a real issue.  We had our regional mesh routing screwed up a few years ago by folks leaving WAN connections active, then unknowingly their devices routed regular internet traffic.  I manage several sites that have no WAN, and one of my occasional chores is to do a traceroute to google.com to see if it does route, and note which node is the offending one then later contact that ham to request they turn the feature off.

Orv several times has mentioned that if you have a specific reason to need to route internet over rf, just buy another set of microwave devices and use the standard factory firmware to create the link.  Put your call sign on the SSID and you are good to go.

I may have a detail wrong or have missed a nuance but that's what I think I know ....

Ed

As far as I know, it's all or nothing.  No way to limit WAN access to just one remote node.
 

+1 with K6CCC.

Instead of AREDN firmware, the manufacturer's firmware in bridge mode will 
provide WAN access to a remote network.

73, 
Chuck
 

I'm a noob in all of this; and, IMHO, my tea leaves aren't showing a positive future for our Nation.  I want to get something setup...quickly.

I've got 2 Internet feed, both high-speed, but have got pine trees immediately to my West (neighbor has 2), and about 1/10th mile, neighbor has one HUGE blue spruce.  In my front yard, I, too, have a blue spruce.  I'm thinking my back yard, and as I'd have to register the antenna with my city (permit-wise, that is), I'd like to have something small and compact (say 15 feet or less).

First, is this doable?

And if 'yes', is there a map, and how do I get this all setup?

I've got multiple PoE network switches, got PoE injectors, and got a lightning arrestor for networks (just in case).

Ideas?

-rad

This post started with "LAN to Mesh WAN".

rad-:

I do not believe microwave propagation can be modified by firmware/software configuration.
If you are surrounded by trees, I think AREDN is not a solution to your networking desires.

Please start a new post for the discussion of a new topic.

Whereas this post is off-topic, it will be deleted in 7 days.

73, Chuck
 

We've already encouraged the selective internet routing to use factory firmware, not AREDN.  Now rad wants to move microwave through trees, a relatively short distance connection either factory/internet or AREDN?

Is this a "line of trees" or is it a deep section with many trees?  How far are the trees from power?  There is ground burial grade ethernet cable ... so if less than 100m lenght you could send ethernet signal to the tree, and point from the neighbor side of the tree to the other user.

Or setup a relatively large solar panel and battery as a power source (budget 10W continuous per device) and put antennas back to back on the same tree (on different channels).  It's not difficult to plan out, the only issue is power in the remote location.

Ed